Invasive fungal infections are usually associated with immunocompromised states About 40-60% of these patients are refractory to standard antifungal therapy We describe the effect of posoconazole in the treatment of a 12 years-old girl with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus with life-threatening cerebral mucor mycosis and a 4 year old girl boy with chronic granulomatous disease presenting with invasive Aspergillus nidulans infection.

Posaconazole for treatment of refractory invasive fungal disease / G., Notheis; Tarani, Luigi; F., Costantino; A., Jansson; J., Rosenecker; D., Friederici; B. H., Belohradsky; D., Reinhardt; R., Seger; D. V., Schwienitz; Uwe, Wintergerst. - In: MYCOSES. - ISSN 0933-7407. - 49:1(2006), pp. 37-41. [10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01301.x]

Posaconazole for treatment of refractory invasive fungal disease

TARANI, Luigi;
2006

Abstract

Invasive fungal infections are usually associated with immunocompromised states About 40-60% of these patients are refractory to standard antifungal therapy We describe the effect of posoconazole in the treatment of a 12 years-old girl with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus with life-threatening cerebral mucor mycosis and a 4 year old girl boy with chronic granulomatous disease presenting with invasive Aspergillus nidulans infection.
2006
aspergillosis; children; chronic granulomatous disease; diabetes mellitus; immunodeficiency; mucor mycosis; posaconazole; zygomycosis
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Posaconazole for treatment of refractory invasive fungal disease / G., Notheis; Tarani, Luigi; F., Costantino; A., Jansson; J., Rosenecker; D., Friederici; B. H., Belohradsky; D., Reinhardt; R., Seger; D. V., Schwienitz; Uwe, Wintergerst. - In: MYCOSES. - ISSN 0933-7407. - 49:1(2006), pp. 37-41. [10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01301.x]
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